Feature Stories

Christmas in the Ward drew many people to downtown Milwaukee with events, performances and music. Madeline Colburn reports.

In StoryCorps style, journalism students recorded intimate interviews over Thanksgiving weekend. Cynthia Maduka talks with close friend Jeffrey Rivera-Prado about the challenges of coming to the United States from Colombia. Jodie Filenius talks with her dad, Mark, about the differences between living in a more populated area like Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin versus a rural area like Prentice, […]

Christmas in the Ward’s 30th annual holiday festival brought Santa, tree lighting, fireworks, live music and real reindeers to kick off the holiday season. Phylicia Blake checked it out

Emily Park-Sutrick began serving at Nessun Dorma in 2003, just three months after the bar and restaurant opened. For the next 15 years, Park-Sutrick had other jobs, became a parent and bought a house, but the one constant was working at Nessun Dorma. Now, her relationship with the business has taken on a new dimension, because […]

At the back of local bookstore Woodland Pattern is a room strewn with colorful, elaborately textured paintings on broad canvas panels. The striking display is Woman: Frailty Thy Name, an art exhibition by Renee Baker that spans the perimeter of Woodland Pattern’s gallery space, and at the center of the room are rows of empty […]

Although abortion is common, people have a hard time talking about it. Many pregnant people face unpredictable reactions from partners, family members and friends. Three Wisconsin women discuss their abortions and the complexities surrounding their decisions.

With the impending Boston Store closure, Southridge Mall is at risk of becoming a dead mall, like so many around the country. Its sister mall, Northridge, met its demise in 2003. One night in 1992 changed Northridge’s fate and contributed to that mall’s closure. Lauren Keene looks back.

Small business owners attended Brown Deer’s last winter market of the year held at the Brown Deer Library. LaBreea Walsh reports.

Every weekend Madison’s Five Nightclub hosts a late-night drag show for the community. Zoe Smith Munson was backstage.

Katherine Haberle took a trip to Europe, that had some risks, and it ultimately changed her life forever. Zoey Vincent asked her grandmother about her story.

Rescue organizations, students and families gathered on a sunny afternoon to support the adoption of local animals in need. Cynthia Crawford reports.

Volunteers fanned out along the banks of the Milwaukee River for the annual clean-up event. Claudia Delgadillo was there.